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General Category => New Model Army => Topic started by: texaspete on December 26, 2011, 12:41:36 AM
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News of the worst kind circulating on FBook about a fire. Anyone got any news. Sounds like the bands studio may have been lost in the fire!!!!
can anyone assist ?
TXP
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That's disasterous if the studio has been lost.
Hope it hasn't had any damage though.
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So sad to hear about this.
From Joolz on Facebook: New Model Army's studio has been destroyed by fire: the mill next door burned down and his room was wrecked by smoke heat and water as the firemen used their window to put the hoses on the flames. All the beautiful guitars, the big mixing desk, the memorabilia, handwritten lyrics - everything all gone. We haven't been allowed in the building yet but Michael Dean got a quick look and reckons it's looking like 99% of the bands stuff has gone. We wont know the full insurance situation until after Xmas. Keep the band in your thoughts. X
Sending good thoughts that is isn't as bad as it looks.
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So sorry for this massive loss - I know that no amount of money can replace all of the memorabilia & lyrics.
Sending Best Wishes from Nottingham that all is not lost
So Sad right now :(
Today Is NOT a Good Day :(
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All those pages to ashes, every last one of them? :-| Face into the wind, boys...
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Only just heard the news! It is so shocking I have no words :( Hope everything gets sorted quickly..
Best Wishes
Paul
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Such very sad news.All our thoughts are with you.
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What a great loss ! Hopefully noone got injured ! Our thoughts will be with you !
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Just had a look on the BBC local news pages and this is all I can find at the moment
Can't believe that everything has been lost :( :(
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16328256
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Just found this on the Telegraph and Argus site
http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/9438868.VIDEO__Major_blaze_in_Thornton_Road__Bradford/
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******* hell that's some bad news, hopefully no one got hurt. :(
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Verdammte Schei*e... :P
I hope they took some stuff home after the x-mas gigs?!
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Its absolutely horrendous news. Most things are replaceable but they wont have the same history and meaning and instruments are always personal....part of you. I cannot believe this has happened.
And as for another suspect fire at a mill in Bradford...seems to have been about the third in a year.
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Really, really sorry to hear this. The main thing is, of course, that no-one is injured (I sincerely hope anyway).
Very best wishes to the band and Joolz - my thoughts are with you all.
Barty
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Words cannot express the sadness that I feel for the band and all effected. You will rise from the ashes and you know we will all support and follow you when the time is right. I was so happy when I went to sleep last night I got Joolz book Wild Thing and a beautiful acoustic guitar for Crimbo but this has given me a strange feeling reading all the post on FB and here, Im more determinded to learn the guitar now than I have ever been. To all the band and family try and stay focused and hugs, love ???
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Terrible news :( thinking of everyone x
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So sorry to hear this. I hope everything will get sorted out well and if there are people injured : get well soon !
Isn't there anything we, the fans, could do ????
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What shocking news.so sad too lose so much equipment and memories.my thoughts go out to the guys.
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Terrible news, we are both thinking of everyone affected, although relieved to hear no one was injured in the fire, its small comfort we know. We also know the NMA family is strong and loyal and will rally round if they can help in any way.
Rob M. & Clarebob. x
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So sad for all concerned..I know there are things that just cannot be replaced :( My thoughts are with the band and their loved ones x
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Incredibly sad news. I sincerely hope the insurance pays out, but of course the memories and sentimental things are irreplaceable. Many condolences to the band and all those affected, the whole Family is thinking of you at this difficult time... if there is owt we can do, just shout...
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putain ... :-\
my thoughts are with the band...i'm like Jacqui words can not express the sadness I also feel for the band...
if some of us can help the band, about musical materials or everything else. We are here.
(for example, my friend xav have a Marshall head amp if you need...)
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Shocking news, the only blessing is that no one was hurt. I gladly offer my Yamaha 9000 Drumkit and all cymbals if all the kit was lost, also any physical help cleaning up etc, not much consolation in the face of such loss I know,
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What awful news to wake up to today... :( Both mine and Beas thoughts are with the band, Joolz and all the studio staff.. just glad no one was hurt. I know we are hundreds of miles away but if there is anything we can do to help just let us know
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:'(
Terrible news.
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shit! I'm not far away if you need any help cleaning up as BillyMacann has said.
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Really sorry to read about this. Glad no one was hurt but what an awful loss, all that history up in smoke. Best wishes to the band and all involved to start fresh for the new year.
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I heard last night, made some phone calls, and just couldn't be the one to post anything on here....... Sorry folks, I couldn't do it, hence my abscence........ Gutted....... Having seen what was in the room I can only begin to imagine how all the band, especially Justin is feeling.....
A lifetime of playing guitar invested in that room and all his arsenal potentially ruined........ Not to mention 3 of Micheal's kits and Rob's last kit aswell......... :'(
All the handwritten lyrics............. Momento's, little bits of stuff as keepsakes, keyboards, guitar pedals, posters, the whole backline and the bands mixing desk and recording gear,................ I have no words..... Just horrible.........
As far as I'm aware Paradise Lost are in the same buolding aswell, I'm sure Ste' said so when I saw him last......... :-[
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Justin and Michael are currently in the room assessing the damage at the moment. I will report as to the extent of the damage when I get some solid information.
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Cheers for the info Viv...... I've messaged you on FB. Not sure if you've got it yet? Ben has any info you might need.......
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What horrible news. If noone's hurt, it could be worse. I send my best love and wishes to all the band and Joolz, and hope that the fire in the heart will overwhelm the fire that destroyed those special things
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This is terrible new my thoughts are with the band :'(
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Latest news via Joolz on Facebook half an hour ago or something......
OK - the boys have been let into the studio and anything uncovered in the face of the blaze was destroyed, including a wall-mounted rack of beloved old Les Pauls, SGs, Lowdens etc reduced to a charred twisted mess. All the studio recording equipment, the Hammond, the WASP, the harmonium, Robert's remaining Slingerland drum kit, much of Michael Dean's kit has all gone too. But - some of the touring gear which was in hard cases may be salvageable (we have to see what the luthier says about the cased guitars) although its all soaked through. The bag of lyrics has been found and may with care be saved. There is hope, folks, and never forget, it's only stuff and can mostly be replaced, no one was hurt, and that's the most important thing. Thank you again for your kind good wishes. And thanks to the fire service for being, well, brave and generally wonderful.....
I'm sure Ben will do everything he can to save what can be saved....... Wish him luck, he's goin' to need as much as he can get! :-[
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This is terrible news my thoughts are with the band and hope they can salvage as much as they can :'(
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My heart goes out to the band, really sad news.
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Particularly shite news. Hope the insurance comes through okay.
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Really feeling for you all.Thoughts are with you
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the spirit lives
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Shocking news, the only blessing is that no one was hurt. I gladly offer my Yamaha 9000 Drumkit and all cymbals if all the kit was lost, also any physical help cleaning up etc, not much consolation in the face of such loss I know,
I've also offfered to help in any way,I'm only about an hour away so it's no trouble getting over and can give anyone else a lift from over here if needed,I'm near Scunthorpe.
Cheers
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not good, truly saddening news. im still in disbelief. lets hope that what can be salvaged is savlaged. as everyone else has said, if a pair of hands or legs are needed, then im in the queue.
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i still cannot belive in this. sad, sad news. best wishes to the band and Joolz.
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Just got a message off the Shop Hobbits. No panic fer hands just yet....... They've enough already going down there. I'm sure there'll be more updates on the state of play as n when.......
I'm sure we all would willingly help if n when required, I'm no exception........ :-\
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It's awful, who would have thought this last weekend?
Everyone had a good time in Amsterdam and a week later, hell breaks loose.
Like said before: no one got hurt and that's a good thing!
Instruments are gone but no talent is gone, it's still there.
A phoenix will rise and they will return.
We can wait for a new album, we have 30 years of great songs to play and enjoy.
And when they tour - we will all be there, like we've always done!
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Latest from Joolz....
Just seen the video footage from the burnt-out studio - pure devastation. Terrible. Thank the Goddess no one was in there at the time it must have been an inferno. Salvage operations under way, the stuff in hard cases which had not been unpacked after the tour are looking good, but man. the rest is just a twisted blackened ruin with all the roof caved in. So sorry for the lads.
Fingers crossed fer some glimmer of hope in the goddawful mess....
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At least the original lyrics have been found, I had mentioned these to a friend on FB - While they could be reproduced at any time it wouldn't be the same would it, the original emotions that Justin was feeling when he wrote the songs would be lost, it'd be like trying to recreate a love letter, yes, you could redo it word for word but it wouldn't be the same as writing it the first time.
I do hope that they can be saved.
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Really sorry, hope you can save what can be saved.
Memories remains after all...
Hope I can help in any way from down here.
Second time that Christmas time comes with adversity...
Justin, Nelson, Michael, Dean,Marshall, Joolz and all the Family: Stay Strong my FRIENDS !!!
Best Wishes
Fabiano FBIBRAZIL
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Very sad news, glad to hear all the band are safe and hope that nobody else was injured at all. Things, they might be precious to us but its lives that really matter, and its scary to think how much worse it could have been if it had happened at a different time. What a shocking situation, take good care of yourselves and I hope that as much as possible can be salvaged or replaced.
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This is terrible news,,,my thoughts are with the band. If we the fans, can do anything at all to help in anyway, please let us know.
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horrible news.
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Stunned, only just picked up on this and took the edge off my Christmas. Anything that hurts the band hurts us all I think, but like someone else said on this thread earlier, we have a 30 year body of work to fall back on and will all be there when the band tour again. Probably more so as everyone rallies around.
But easier for us to stay positive I feel as we don't have to clear up and start again - although if the band send out an SOS, I am sure the south coast family will respond same as those elsewhere.
Justin would sound good on my Indie acoustic, let alone on a Lowden. Like OG I hope they recover the lyrics and that the tour equipment that wasn't unpacked is ok. But what do you say? Trying to put myself in the band's shoes but I just can't begin to imagine how they must feel. The guitars that were destroyed are part of the NMA heritage, the sound, the history, the whole thing. And Robert's drumkit. I don't have the words.
Sending out all the positive vibes I can muster, not the start to 2012 the band or the following would have wished for but the band's talent is such that they will prevail in whatever way they must.
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So shocked ....just read the devastating news ........
My heart goes out to you all.
Sending you positive thoughts, hugs and much love and wishing you strength with this horrible situation.
I'm ready to help wherever I can.....
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Im feeling very sorry and very shocked about this horrible sad and bad news :'(
All my thought are with NMA and Joolz stay strong .All my best wishes
If there is anything I can do to help out let me know please?
Big huges and I like to send lots of positiv energy and vibes from here
X witch
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truly sad news. Best wishes to the band and all associated.
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Truly sorry to hear the news,at least no one was injured though a lot of precious items have been destroyed. Wishing you all well and hope everything gets sorted speedily.
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For those in North America. We've been asked to hold off for now, but I've started a FB group to discuss matters in anticipation of any request from the band.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/342274972453741/
And this season keep a prayer from whatever your faith to the boys and to the family of Tommy.
Marc
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There are now three pictures on the home page to look at. Hopefully have a video up in an hour or so. Bet your jaws drop!
Viv Savage.
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There are now three pictures on the home page to look at. Hopefully have a video up in an hour or so. Bet your jaws drop!
Viv Savage.
Bloody hell.........
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Video is now up on homepage (Video of the week)
or HERE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-VAOTuVD14)
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Oh man, that's hard to watch. :(
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Just want to send my best wishes to the band and all connected with you. The video really brings home just what has been lost. But as others have said, it's what remains that is important.
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Seen some fire damaged places before now through work, but that video really makes it look a bad one... :(
One thing... be careful in the there... I presume that the fire service and/or structural engineers have considered the building "safe", but tread carefully, and watch out for some of the burnt stuff, certain things are toxic when melted.
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After watching the video it seems like a miracle that some things hopefully might have survived. Keeping my fingers crossed that things turn out the best possible (eg insurance). If there's need for help I'm sure there will be lots of found here...
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Terrible news. All my thoughts are with the Band.
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Just makes you feel sick watching the video and seeing the pics, all that NMA heritage up in smoke, charred and waterlogged. Just total devastation. Just hope the band have a hassle free run on the insurance and can move on. What a thing to happen at Xmas and whatta way to go into the new year : ~ (
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Sad Sad news! Thoughts to all involved. Brings home just what can happen. Can totally understand how they feel. Thinkin maybe I shldn't keep all my instruments in one place.
Hope insurance etc sortd quickly. Sure the boys will come back strong after this shock!
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For those in North America. We've been asked to hold off for now, but I've started a FB group to discuss matters in anticipation of any request from the band.
Marc
Hi Marc - I'm in NA, but don't do FB. Just keep this board updated if you don't mind. While I don't think of the band as a charity case, and I'm damn sure they don't want to be one, I'll be glad to throw in a few bucks to get things back to some normallicy.
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As comments say on Joolz's F'book - we are a family. Families stick together. Anything we can do to help - sponsor a new album. Anything it takes. The world is so f****d up at the moment we need NMA more than ever.
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Terrible news
All our thoughts from France to the band
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Having seen the video I'm glad John said they had enough hands on deck....... I would've cried I think....... :'(
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I know that's not much, but I wanted to send you our thoughts.
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I've just caught up on this awful news.
:'(
Sooo glad nobody was in there.
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I just wanted to add my thoughts of sadness :(
Absolutely devastating news, although I must repeat what others have said in that at least nobody was in there and got hurt.
Anything we can do, count us in. We feel so sorry for the boys and are thinking about them. We know NMA are made of strong stuff though. Try to stay positive.
Darren and Yvonne
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As everyone else has already said, truly horrific but thankfully no worse.
Still shocked.
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If anyone wants me to i can start a Justgiving donation page or set up a bank account to help and support the band in any way we can.
I'll find out morre details to start this if 'we' as a family get the go ahead
Let me know what you think
Cheers
Red
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As a serving firefighter I wish I had been there to help........I see this type of devastation on a reasonably regular basis but hopefully insurance etc will come good. As suggested on the board I also support other offers of help - if people are needed to assist in any way then I will do my best to help.
Fingers crossed for the UK's best band
??? xx
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Thank you to everyone for your many messages of sympathy and support. We have really been amazed by the response and the generosity of the offers of assistance we have received here, on Facebook and directly to our address. Of course we are all upset about what has happened especially the loss of irreplaceable musical instruments but we ARE insured and hope that at least our financial losses will be covered. Please don't send or pledge us money. If something does go wrong with the insurance claim, we will let you know.
In the end though, nobody was hurt and what was lost is just material. The band is about People and Spirit and as we can all see, that has never been stronger. There may perhaps be a bit of a delay in our activities but otherwise everything will continue as before. All our Very Best of the Season to all of you. JS
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That's the spirit - top man, all the best!
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Glad to hear that, and also the positive and up beat tone!
You know where we all are. ;)
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Thanks for the post Justin. It'll take more than a fire to kill the spirit that has surrounded and protected this band and family for the last 30 years. I sincerely hope it all works out for you and the band very soon. All the best to you and yours now and hereafter.
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Glad to hear that, and also the positive and up beat tone!
You know where we all are. ;)
JS, 'what he said' ... - all best wishes at what must be a very painful time
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terrible news.
For what it's worth, i once had an old Les Paul that I loved dearly. So much in fact that I was too in awe to want to hammer it about and I was even quite content just to stare at it and listen to the sustain!
In the end I got rid and replaced it with a cheap Epi copy (and bought a ticket to australia with the spare cash!) and what convinced me to do this was JS's comments about an argument on here about 'Orange Tree Roads'.
Basically, when 'Eight' came out and there was criticism of the production (clicks and pops etc) and some were saying OTR would have been much better with violin on it instead of keyboards. "Yeah! get Ed back in" the old crusties were demanding! and JS said (paraphrasing) it's not about the instrument the part is played on but what is actually played, for instance the Vagabonds melody also being written on a keyboard. Which is spot on, we now get Vagabonds on guitar. And we even get Another Imperial Day acapella!!
I can't imagine how gutted the band are (even if they get the money paid out) and this is a major setback. But music is magic, creating something out of nothing, not out of an instrument and these boys are a set of magicians. So face in to the wind boys. Like you always do.
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" But music is magic, creating something out of nothing, not out of an instrument and these boys are a set of magicians. So face in to the wind boys. Like you always do."
Spot on there!
"We've done so much, with so little, for so long, that now we can do anything with nothing."
You all have our prayers and positive thoughts from across the pond.
Blessings, peace, and perseverance,
Adelheid and William
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Nothing new to add to what's already been said here and elsewhere just chiming with my thoughts and good wishes from the mighty Pacific Northwest. From these ashes....
best of the season to all.
-Tim F. (Seattle)
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it is truly amazing (and not a little inspiring) to me that the prevailing attitude of this is that it will all be OK.
It is another reminder of why I've been so in love with the music and the passion of NMA for so so many years.
My thoughts are with you. Good luck and please let us know if we can help. And thank you. (again)
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So shocked to hear about the fire and everything that has been lost. Pleased to hear that no one was hurt though. I hope the insurance claim doesn't drag on and that the band get everything sorted soon. My thoughts are with you guys. Love sallyx
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Just read this and so sad to hear about Fire and Loss of stuff ,and if ya need any, help with any thing just ask i got some good mates who has P.A and mixing desks ect .take Care .
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"The band is about People and Spirit and as we can all see, that has never been stronger....." That's the only positive outcome of the tragedy and sadness the Band and the whole family experienced. Simultaneously, due to the fact that we all must wait with any donations until the Insurance procedures are over please take into consideration the idea of Marc SanityAssassin presented on F., and buy goods from NMA Shop. CDs, DVDs, tees, hoodies for friends, family or anybody else. That's the best way we can help nowadays......
Marcin
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Thank you to everyone for your many messages of sympathy and support. We have really been amazed by the response and the generosity of the offers of assistance we have received here, on Facebook and directly to our address. Of course we are all upset about what has happened especially the loss of irreplaceable musical instruments but we ARE insured and hope that at least our financial losses will be covered. Please don't send or pledge us money. If something does go wrong with the insurance claim, we will let you know.
In the end though, nobody was hurt and what was lost is just material. The band is about People and Spirit and as we can all see, that has never been stronger. There may perhaps be a bit of a delay in our activities but otherwise everything will continue as before. All our Very Best of the Season to all of you. JS
Here here js I salute you :) the fire wont take away peoples spirit and passion for the band but just make it much more stronger :)
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Thank you to everyone for your many messages of sympathy and support. We have really been amazed by the response and the generosity of the offers of assistance we have received here, on Facebook and directly to our address. Of course we are all upset about what has happened especially the loss of irreplaceable musical instruments but we ARE insured and hope that at least our financial losses will be covered. Please don't send or pledge us money. If something does go wrong with the insurance claim, we will let you know.
In the end though, nobody was hurt and what was lost is just material. The band is about People and Spirit and as we can all see, that has never been stronger. There may perhaps be a bit of a delay in our activities but otherwise everything will continue as before. All our Very Best of the Season to all of you. JS
Justin.
You are amazing.
:-*
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Ive just read that there has been another fire in another mill in Bradford yesterday....I really hope the two aren't connected. Its the fifth major fire at a mill in the city and surrounding areas that I can remember this year. Its sad to see history and what are symbols of Bradford going up in flames for whatever reasons....but its also so upsetting to see the knock on effect it has when innocent people become involved in it like NMA have been.
Seeing the photos after the fire are soul destroying....such a terrible waste. I am amazed that the band are facing it all with such courage...and its a true testament to them that they are....out of everything bad something good always comes....
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Well I just hope that the Insurance company dont drag their heels on this. What a nightmare but like everyone says at least no one was hurt in the fire. I know instruments are important to musicians but musicians are more important to their fans. Im sure all the family would agree with that. Best wishes to all the band and people behind the scenes for a happy end to 2011 and a great 2012.
Celticboy x
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big respects and salutes to the brave band and mr. sullivan, unbroken and undefeated through years. they will rise like phoenix from the ashes. no doubts about that.
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I just heard about it - so very, very sorry!
The most important thing is, of course, that nobody was injured - but still...I know I can't even imagine to begin how devastating this has to be.
It is good to see that everyone is still in good spirits - here is hoping that at least the insurance company won't add to the drama.
Take care!
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Yep just heard here too .. all sympathies echoed guys
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Heard this sad news on Christmas day but first time back on here since. Many condolences to the band and others who lost stuff. :(
I was wearing the latest tour t-shirt when I heard, the 5 drumming skeletons emerging from flames.... seems strangely prophetic that design now..... :-\
I lost my keyboard, amp and lights in a flood a few years back, though the insurance paid out I could never replace that feeling of conncection with the keyboard I had when playing gigs etc.... the memories remain but we evolve I guess.....
Best wishes to all, straight on for the days ahead.... I think thats how it goes..... :)
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Yeah I like that, right on for straight on I think
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when I first saw that news and watched the video, I couldn`t find the right words to post here
but what JS wrote later made sense for me and so I wish NMA and all people involved in this best luck for the future
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Very sorry to hear this devastating news. Sending love and positive thoughts to all connected with the band... X
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Big fat hugs coming from sunny Bramley.
Zen
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Sad news indeed but like Justin said in one of his most moving songs...:
"But from high on the high hills it all looks like nothing
But from high on the high hills it all looks like nothing, nothing" ;)
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Very bad news to finish the year 2011, life is always so surprising ....no problem on the december road and fire at the house when you come back ....Hope 2012 will start much better !!!
Take care,
François
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haven't been on the board in weeks, too much other stuff going on, but this is tragic news.
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speechless
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having looked at the locations mentioned i must have driven past the place quite a few times when i was in Bradford and not known
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Terrible news but what a response from Justin. Was at the Manchester gig a few weeks ago, awesome as ever, my favourite that night was States Radio. Best band in the world for 30 odd years and long may they continue.
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A very, very sad news. We checked the site today to see if there are maybe any news about live dates - and instead we've found this. Our sympathy is with the band. All things material are essentially replaceable - but I guess some memories are gone with the items lost in the fire. And being an amateur musician I think I can imagine how it feels to have lost an instrument one has spend thousands of hours with...
In case the insurance claim should not cover your financial losses *please* let your fans know. We would be honored to help in any way, thats the least we can do considering the spiritual help your music offers to so many in need, for the last 31 years.
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As I have previously posted on this thread, it's terrible news, but in the cold light of day, and thinking of the future, I hope that the insurance pays out big time for this. I know sentimental things are gone and more besides. It's what we pay insurance for, the value of something is immaterial in this case, how can you put a price on the workmen s tools that, emotionally ....MONEY can't buy
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oh man..this was devastating.
I've known the man who owns the Mill since before he bought it,in fact the band I played in for a while,Zed,were the first band to set up a rehearsal space there.It was always a bit...erm..wierd that NMA set up home in there as I've bin into them for years (the sound of them rehearsing as I walked past the studio was a bit surreal!),but the Mill being a place full to bursting with Bradford musicians,it made sense that NMA would join in...but I've been waiting for this for ages...having been living in a bus again for a while in lincs,I haven't been up to b'ford for a while and when I saw Fluffywytch post summat on facebook about the fire,I rang my mates from the Mill...it's been,and I'm sure is STILL,upsetting and saddening to see the ruined equipment,but all I can think is--the place has been running as a club for years and THANK THE GODS it didn't happen on a night when the place was open.I've seen that place rammed full and we've followed the pattern of local mills burning down for a while wondering when our beloved Mill would get caught up in the bad luck.
JS's post about the band being about more than material posessions is right...I'm so glad no-one was hurt and,as a musician,very sorry to hear of lost instruments...new ones won't feel the same...but it IS just stuff.
Here's to the pheonix rising ;)
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I came back from 3 weeks of crazy travelling yesterday and only read this news this morning. This fire is such a terrible thing to have happened. I am very sad for all that was lost -I know it was only 'material things', but these things are connected with music, and my heart aches...
I also read Justin's comment in this thread: WOW, what a great, great man he is. Even in an event like this he finds words for us that are full of hope for the future and that reassure us. What a man! What a band!
"Straight on for the days ahead!!"
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Hi all these are terrible news. Imagine on the same day a fire risked to destroy and kill people in a squat close to my place in Berlin where actually some friends live. On the same day. The fire started in 2 diferent places so potentially could be a fascist action. And also in our case the place is almost back to normal thanks to activists who immediately went to help clean and reconstruct.
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I came back from 3 weeks of crazy travelling yesterday and only read this news this morning. This fire is such a terrible thing to have happened. I am very sad for all that was lost -I know it was only 'material things', but these things are connected with music, and my heart aches...
I also read Justin's comment in this thread: WOW, what a great, great man he is. Even in an event like this he finds words for us that are full of hope for the future and that reassure us. What a man! What a band!
"Straight on for the days ahead!!"
great milla great!!!!
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I was reading the website below's report of the fire. It mentioned, amongst others, the loss of 30 year old tapes of early work which were to be included on a spring re-release of the Vengeance album.
Is this true? :(
http://musicmafiauk.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-model-army-studio-destroyed-by-fire.html (http://musicmafiauk.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-model-army-studio-destroyed-by-fire.html)
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I was reading the website below's report of the fire. It mentioned, amongst others, the loss of 30 year old tapes of early work which were to be included on a spring re-release of the Vengeance album.
Is this true? :(
http://musicmafiauk.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-model-army-studio-destroyed-by-fire.html (http://musicmafiauk.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-model-army-studio-destroyed-by-fire.html)
I've also seen that reported and is another great loss if that is the case. Justin speaks of buying the Vengeance tapes back from Nigel Morton for the purpose of a deluxe edition (my term not his!) in the interview carried out at the Brixton gig that was recently posted. Hopefully somebody else has a copy of the tape that is in a releasable quality.
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And what about "the demos for their 12th studio album due in 2012" ? That's not the questiion about the demos [which may be easily re-recoreded] but about the new songs which are always so impatiently awaited .....
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What a terrible news.. my heart is with the band. I'm a new mum, and I don't really know what is going on around, recently. I've only wanted to check if you are not coming to Poland.. I'm shocked. Best wishes to you all.
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time to.... rise
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Spoke to my neighbout who attended the fire in the capacity of his job as a fireman. He said he was absolutely gutted. Being a musician himself he said it broke his heart to see the damage that was done.
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nice one on the special edition fender charcoal Gaylesotherhalf, wish i coulda gone higher, would have looked good on the wall of my mancave :)
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@stevew - tell your neighbour words alone cannot express our gratitude to the firefighters who took on this job: by their expertise and bravery a lot of stuff was saved that might also have been destroyed. & they were very nice indeed. Thank you, firefighters.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-16885949
apologies if this is elsewhere on the site but I came across this on the BBC website today.
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Thanks for the link which was new to me.
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@stevew - tell your neighbour words alone cannot express our gratitude to the firefighters who took on this job: by their expertise and bravery a lot of stuff was saved that might also have been destroyed. & they were very nice indeed. Thank you, firefighters.
Will do. He is a thoroughly nice bloke, about 7 foot tall thai boxer and guitar player but about the most shy and self efacing bloke I have ever met. I'll be glad to let him know he's appreciated.
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Words cannot express the sadness that I feel for the band and all effected. You will rise from the ashes and you know we will all support and follow you when the time is right. I was so happy when I went to sleep last night I got Joolz book Wild Thing and a beautiful acoustic guitar for Crimbo but this has given me a strange feeling reading all the post on FB and here, Im more determinded to learn the guitar now than I have ever been. To all the band and family try and stay focused and hugs, love ???
AND THEY DID..............******* HELL IF THEY DID IT...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Looking at this the other day, I couldn't help noticing that on the main page it shows up as "Fire in Bradford....started by texas pete".
An unfortunate bit of wording.